US: What Are IRS Tax Liens?
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EU: EBA publishes its Advice on non-bank Lending Activities
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BVI: Court freezes Crypto Wallets
www.ogier.com/publications/bvi-court-freezes-crypto-walletswww.walkersglobal.com/index.php/publications/101-news/3031-first-bvi-freezing-order-granted-against-persons-unknown-in-crypto-fraud-casewww.eccourts.org/chainswap-limited-v-the-owner-of-digital-wallet-et-al/maples.com/en/knowledge-centre/2022/5/chainswap-bvi-court-injuncts-assets-of-unidentified-owners-of-crypto-walletswww.mourant.com/news-and-views/updates/updates-2022/crypto-assets-and-the-bvi—court-makes-freezing-order-against-persons-unknown.aspxwww.walkersglobal.com/index.php/publications/99-advisory/3170-can-crypto-exchanges-be-held-responsible-for-the-proceeds-lost-from-a-crypto-fraudblog.macfarlanes.com/post/102ht1y/i-trust-youll-look-after-my-bitcoinblog.macfarlanes.com/post/102huzi/cryptocurrencies-meet-class-actions-investors-take-aim-at-cryptocurrency-exchang See also:www.mourant.com/file-library/media—2022/cryptocurrency–speculative-risks.pdfDemystifying jurisdiction and ownership of crypto assets | Ogier 0
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US: DAOs and Taxes
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Hong Kong: New Mandatory Reference Checking Scheme for Banking Industry to prevent “rolling bad Apples”
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Australia: Can you obtain Probate of a Copy of a Will?
www.khq.com.au/legal-blog/can-you-obtain-probate-of-a-copy-of-a-will/ See also:cgw.com.au/publication/it-depends-when-can-i-get-a-copy-of-someone-elses-will/#page=1 0
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US: DOJ issues Charges in first criminal Cryptocurrency Sanctions Case
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Singapore: Additional Buyer’s Stamp Duty (ABSD) imposed on all Transfers of Residential Property into Living Trust
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Belgium: Regulatory Regime for Virtual Currency Service Providers
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US: Ban on Provision of Accounting and Trust Services to Russia
www.ustrademonitor.com/2022/05/new-u-s-sanctions-on-russia-corporate-services-ban-industrial-export-controls-new-sdns/www.winston.com/en/global-trade-and-foreign-policy-insights/ofac-announces-new-sanctions-on-accounting-trustcorporate-formation-and-management-consulting-services-to-russia.htmlwww.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/05/08/fact-sheet-united-states-and-g7-partners-impose-severe-costs-for-putins-war-against-ukraine/#contenthome.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy0771 See also:www.step.org/system/files/media/files/2023-04/STEP-guidance-note-on-the-trust-services-prohibition-in-the-UK-Russia-sanctions-regime-240423.pdfwww.step.org/system/files/media/files/2023-04/STEP-general-overview-of-sanctions-against-Russia-240423.pdf 0
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